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Senegal’s COVID-19 surge forces difficult Eid al-Adha decisions

Senegal’s COVID-19 surge forces difficult Eid al-Adha decisions

NGOUDA DIONE and COOPER INVEEN WITH COVID-19 cases surging across Senegal, Pape Gueye made the difficult decision to spend the first Eid al-Adha of his life apart from his 88-year-old mother. "I know a lot of people who had it," said Gueye, 43, mixing a cup of green tea as he sat with masked friends in front of his flat in the capital, Dakar. "Some of them got through it, and some of them died," he said on Monday, the day before the Muslim holiday to mark the feast of sacrifice, known in Senegal as Tabaski when families gather together…
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